My Dixie Wrecked

I'm a former ford tech (10 yrs ago) and current diesel mechanic, so I know the game. Normally I do my own shit but for 39$ Ive been having my wife take it to the dealer on her way to work to change the oil and rotate the tires and they measure the brake pads etc...

So I was under the impression that my wifes 08' Lincoln MKZ has "fill for life tranny fluid" in it. I brought it in for some warranty work and of course they read the odometer at 30K and immediately got a hard on :bananahumpfor the 30K service. I laughed, and muttered here comes the gravy train.

For 389$ we can change your oil, check your battery and change your wipe blades and tranny fluid. I questioned the tranny fluid and "we recommend every 30K"...Whats the deal here:smt102?

Obviously I'm not paying 400 bucks to service the tranny...I can do that but does it need to be done. I'd look in the manual but its in the car at the dealer.

Lots of enlightening reading. Articles like the following. It may have lots of articles that you may not like because they prove some things are junk. LOL! But just because you think the message is bad doesn't mean you shoot the messenger. I'm not the only one on this site who reads there. And...

I would like to explain to one of our 🏁LR 🏁 members (Blue65FB) What is the meaning of a hater as he seemed not to understand why I use that terminology. So this is my take on what haters are all about.
A HATER is a person who writes unpleasant things or criticizes , it’s a slang term for...

I decided that I was paying too much on a third vehicle when my wife doesn't use her car to commute, so I've decided to sell my focus ST.
On the flip side I still felt I needed a vehicle to get to/from work if she happens to need her car that wasn't the lightning. So this showed up...
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